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NBC's First Fabulous Fifty - Single Episodes

by: Old Time Radio Researchers Group

Publication date: 2020-01-14

Usage: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs

Topics: OTRR, Old Time Radio Researchers Group, OTR, Old Time Radio, OTRR Set, OTRR Single Episodes, NBC's First Fabulous Fifty, NBC's First Fabulous 50, NBC's Fifty Years of Radio, NBC's 50 Years of Radio, NBC, OTRR Updated Release, OTRR - 2020-01

NBC's THE FIRST FABULOUS FIFTY
November 1, 1926

The National Broadcasting Company was created when RCA purchased radio stations WEAF-New York, WCAP-Washington, D.C., and the radio programming network from American Telephone and Telegraph (AT&T) in 1926, and merged those assets with its own WJZ New York, WRC Washington, and radio programming network. The WEAF stations and network would become known as the NBC Red network; the WJZ stations and network would be dubbed the NBC Blue network, which later became the American Broadcasting Company.

NBC: the giants of a medium that has permeated American society for most of the 20th century. Radio's power has always depended upon diverse talents and many kinds of genius.

Of all the electronic media that have made their indelible mark on the world, radio came with few precedents. Radio personalized events, made them more intimate, more real. Radio engaged us emotionally and brought us closer together as a nation. Radio marked the first instant medium shared collectively by millions.

Radio has given us the freedom to use our imagination. Whether it enlightened, enraged, or amused us, radio filtered through our individual sensibilities. Take the time and listen and you'll realize that, while the way we listen and what we've heard has changed over the years, radio itself remains a constant and enduring force in our lives.
NOTE: Updated with Version 2 files (14-Jan-2020).

From the Old Time Radio Researchers Group. See "Notes" Section below for more information on the OTRR.

Notes

OLD TIME RADIO RESEARCHERS GROUP

This is a production of the Old Time Radio Researchers (OTRR) Group located at Old Time Radio Researchers Website (www.otrr.org), Old Time Radio Researchers Facebook Group, and Old Time Radio Researchers Group.

It contains the most complete and accurate version of this series in the best sound possible at the time of creation. An updated version will be issued if more episodes or better sounding ones become available.

This is the Single Episodes Page. The Certified Set includes extras not found here. It is located at OTRR Certified Set. This Single Episodes page is provided in case you want to sample the shows. Note that in many cases, file names have been modified from the original OTRR names to conform to archive.org naming requirements.

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Relax, listen, and enjoy!

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Also, beginning in 2019, the version numbers of our OTRR releases changed format -- instead of v1.0 or v2.1, we are now using a version number that reflects the year and month the set was released. The format used is a two-digit year followed by a two-digit month. For example, "v1906" indicates a set that was released in June 2019, or "v1910" indicates a set released in October 2019.

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Addeddate: 2006-12-20 07:50:41

Boxid: OL100020404

External_metadata_update: 2019-03-23T14:17:33Z

Identifier: OTRR_NBC_50_Years_Of_Radio_Singles

Year: 2020

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Reviewer: OTRRArchive - - January 15, 2020
Subject: Files Updated!

FYI:

Replaced files on this page from the Version 2 Release.

For the full OTRR Release, see the OTRR Certified page:

OTRR NBC's First Fabulous Fifty

- Old Time Radio Researchers Group

Reviewer: Buzz350 - - July 27, 2010
Subject: Thank goodness!

I'd recorded these programs each week when they were originally broadcast on WSB Radio in Atlanta. My quality was somewhat wanting, and I tried to scope out the commercials. Naturally missed some cues back into the continuity. Am glad these are here, so I can transfer them to CD and have the complete collection. Some of my episodes are missing.

Reviewer: robertsradio - - June 2, 2009
Subject: Hat's off to Old Time Radio Researchers Group

I grew up in the late 60's in Chicago and my Dad's favorite station on weekends was our local WMAQ NBC radio. It's a shame that corporate take overs have caused radio networks like NBC to die off.
Hearing these sounds from the past like Monitor bring back good memories.

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